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| Position: | Center | ||||
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| Born: | June 10, 1948 Findlay, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Battle Creek Central (Battle Creek, Michigan) | ||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1971 / round: 8 / pick: 187 | ||||
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Thomas LeRoy Beard Jr. (born June 10, 1948) is an American former professional football center who played with the Buffalo Bills in 1972. He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the eighth round of the 1971 NFL draft, and also played for the Lansing All Stars of the Midwest Football League (MFL) in 1971.[1]